This Work Processes Good and Best Practices program provides the PSA Contract Manager participant the essential Understanding, Competencies, Processes, Process Knowledge and Management Guidance to perform his Professional Assignment in an effective, efficient, customer focused manner, always targeting for Meeting the Operational & Strategic Objectives. This is a comprehensive program.
Program Topics mentioned below will be discussed in great detail to ensure the participants gains a full Multi-Discipline Multi-Stakeholder Latest-Technology Equipped Understanding of the Processes he will be required to Plan, Execute, Supervise or Improve.
Production sharing Contracts PSAs are prone to many problems, this program will discuss these problem areas, and suggest solutions from Good Practices, and, Benchmark with International Best Practices.
This Professional training program will also discuss in detail for each of the important Risks and Conditions in Production Sharing Contracts PSAs the True Contractual Understanding, the Contract Administration Requirements, the communications required, the Documentary Records to be Maintained, potential disputes and best strategies for win-win dispute resolution.
Who Should Attend?
This Work Processes Good and Best Practices program is intended for Production Sharing Agreement Decision Makers, PSA Professionals, Managers, Auditors, Finance Departments, Government Decision Makers and Oversight Committee Members, Regulators and Policy Makers.
This Work Processes Good and Best Practices program content and knowhow will also be useful for promising PSA Contract Administrators so they can be prepared for future PSA Unit Management Roles.
Program Content & Processes
Petroleum Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs)
Contract Administration & Management Processes
Business Aspects of Petroleum Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs)
PSA Problems, Leakages, Inefficiencies and Solutions
PSA Stakeholders and their Expectations
Legal & Regulatory Aspects of PSAs
PSA Operational Objectives
Short discussion on PSA Possible Problems, Leakages, Inefficiencies and Solutions arising from lack of Company or Regulatory Control over the PSA Process
What is involved in Administering PSAs?
Processes for Ringfencing exploration, discovery, commercial discovery
Licensee Contract Processes
On Inflation of Costs by Contractors Processes
Process on Relinquishing of Exploration Rights
Contractual Relinquishment of Exploration Rights Processes
Dispute Resolution by Independent Expert Processes
On Failure to Deliver the PSA Area Processes
On Failure to Invest Adequately Processes
Process on Insufficient Cost Control
Owner Committee approval of Key Procurements, Materials and Subcontracts Processes
Alignment of Recoverable Cost to Work Plans Process
Approval of Change or Participating Interest Processes
Enforcing Process for Preemptive Rights
Enforcing Process for Termination Process
Petroleum Sales Obligations & Processes
Local Community Hiring & Training
Managing the Processes for
(1) Contract Conditions Drafting
(2) Contract Administration
(3) Management Controls under Various Clauses
(4) Incentives
(5) Use of Expert Committees for Major Expense Proposals
(6) Intelligent Record Keeping and Reporting.
Risks Sharing on Production Sharing Agreements
Understanding the True Interpretation Rules of Key Provisions
Understanding Key PSA conditions
Managing PSA Contractual Communications
Good Practices for Maintaining PSA Contractual Records
Documenting Evidence to Help Resolve Disagreements and Disputes
Negotiating Win-Win Settlement of PSA Disputes
Building a PSA Contract Administration & Dispute Resolution Knowledgebase
Workshop 1
Processes for Developing a PSA Risk Management Plan
Processes for Developing an Early Warning Systems to Identify Emerging PSA Contract Risks & Opportunities
Job Process Level Insights into PSA Processes & Decision Making
Processes for Developing a PSA Quality Assurance (QA) & QC Plan
Workshop 2
Program Recommendations
Detailed PSA Personalized Improvement Action Plan